Sirach 6:5-13

Revised Standard Version

⁵ A pleasant voice multiplies friends,
    and a gracious tongue multiplies courtesies.
⁶ Let those that are at peace with you be many,
    but let your advisers be one in a thousand.
⁷ When you gain a friend, gain him through testing,
    and do not trust him hastily.
⁸ For there is a friend who is such at his own convenience,
    but will not stand by you in your day of trouble.
⁹ And there is a friend who changes into an enemy,
    and will disclose a quarrel to your disgrace.
¹⁰ And there is a friend who is a table companion,
    but will not stand by you in your day of trouble.
¹¹ In your prosperity he will make himself your equal,
    and be bold with your servants;
¹² but if you are brought low he will turn against you,
    and will hide himself from your presence.
¹³ Keep yourself far from your enemies,
    and be on guard toward your friends.